Exercise E1–1 Verb forms and tenses

EXERCISE E1-1 Verb forms and tenses Edit the following sentences to correct errors in verb forms and verb tenses. If a sentence is correct, write “correct” after it. (For help, see M1-a. You may need to refer to the list of irregular verbs in G2-a as well.)

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  1. When she got home, Mina realize that she had forgotten to buy staples while she was out.

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    EXERCISE E1-1 - Edit the following sentences to correct errors in verb forms and verb tenses. If a sentence is correct, write “correct” after it. (For help, see M1-a. You may need to refer to the list of irregular verbs in G2-a as well.): When she got home, Mina realize that she had forgotten to buy staples while she was out.
  2. Martin Luther King Jr., the famous orator and civil rights activist, deliver his famous “I Have a Dream” speech on August 28, 1963.

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    EXERCISE E1-1 - Edit the following sentences to correct errors in verb forms and verb tenses. If a sentence is correct, write “correct” after it. (For help, see M1-a. You may need to refer to the list of irregular verbs in G2-a as well.): Martin Luther King Jr., the famous orator and civil rights activist, deliver his famous “I Have a Dream” speech on August 28, 1963.
  3. David was playing soccer for the last fifteen years.

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    EXERCISE E1-1 - Edit the following sentences to correct errors in verb forms and verb tenses. If a sentence is correct, write “correct” after it. (For help, see M1-a. You may need to refer to the list of irregular verbs in G2-a as well.): David was playing soccer for the last fifteen years.
  4. Mangoes, which originally grew only in Asia, now grew in the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.

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    EXERCISE E1-1 - Edit the following sentences to correct errors in verb forms and verb tenses. If a sentence is correct, write “correct” after it. (For help, see M1-a. You may need to refer to the list of irregular verbs in G2-a as well.): Mangoes, which originally grew only in Asia, now grew in the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
  5. Anders has already read To Kill a Mockingbird three times.

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    EXERCISE E1-1 - Edit the following sentences to correct errors in verb forms and verb tenses. If a sentence is correct, write “correct” after it. (For help, see M1-a. You may need to refer to the list of irregular verbs in G2-a as well.): Anders has already read To Kill a Mockingbird three times.
  6. Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin while he was worked at a hospital in London.

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    EXERCISE E1-1 - Edit the following sentences to correct errors in verb forms and verb tenses. If a sentence is correct, write “correct” after it. (For help, see M1-a. You may need to refer to the list of irregular verbs in G2-a as well.): Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin while he was worked at a hospital in London.
  7. Moving to a new country often cause people to change their lifestyles.

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    EXERCISE E1-1 - Edit the following sentences to correct errors in verb forms and verb tenses. If a sentence is correct, write “correct” after it. (For help, see M1-a. You may need to refer to the list of irregular verbs in G2-a as well.): Moving to a new country often cause people to change their lifestyles.
  8. Although anthropologists do not know exactly when the first calendar was invented, they have evidence that solar calendars are existing for at least six thousand years.

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    EXERCISE E1-1 - Edit the following sentences to correct errors in verb forms and verb tenses. If a sentence is correct, write “correct” after it. (For help, see M1-a. You may need to refer to the list of irregular verbs in G2-a as well.): Although anthropologists do not know exactly when the first calendar was invented, they have evidence that solar calendars are existing for at least six thousand years.
  9. When they moved here, my husband and his brother open a small restaurant.

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    EXERCISE E1-1 - Edit the following sentences to correct errors in verb forms and verb tenses. If a sentence is correct, write “correct” after it. (For help, see M1-a. You may need to refer to the list of irregular verbs in G2-a as well.): When they moved here, my husband and his brother open a small restaurant.
  10. Professors in the United States often requiring their students to work in groups.

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    EXERCISE E1-1 - Edit the following sentences to correct errors in verb forms and verb tenses. If a sentence is correct, write “correct” after it. (For help, see M1-a. You may need to refer to the list of irregular verbs in G2-a as well.): Professors in the United States often requiring their students to work in groups.